Coal City

Population: 5,145
Median household income: $73,030
Median home value: $211,600

Coal City, a community in Grundy County, Illinois, has 5,145 residents. At $73,030, its median household income sits below Grundy County's $93,060.

Between 2019 and 2023, Coal City's population declined 2.8% from 5,294 to 5,145, while its median home value rose 7.4% from $197,100 to $211,600.

The median gross rent is $1,064. 24.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,145
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $73,030
Median home value: $211,600
Median gross rent: $1,064
Housing units: 2,026
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2945,145

Median household income

$74,755$73,030

Median home value

$197,100$211,600

Median gross rent

$1,006$1,064

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,294	$74,755	$197,100	$1,006
2020	4,941	$75,108	$195,000	$970
2021	5,238	$77,636	$192,800	$1,014
2022	5,218	$77,939	$214,600	$1,114
2023	5,145	$73,030	$211,600	$1,064

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	202	3.9%
5 to 17	1,100	21.4%
18 to 24	391	7.6%
25 to 34	428	8.3%
35 to 44	721	14.0%
45 to 54	654	12.7%
55 to 64	662	12.9%
65 to 74	773	15.0%
75 and over	214	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,640	90.2%
Black or African American	39	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	70	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	385	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	360	10.4%
High school graduate	1,225	35.5%
Some college or associate's	1,008	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	578	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	281	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,896	80.9%
Carpooled	43	1.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	60	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	310	13.2%
Other means	36	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	381	18.7%
15 to 29 min	770	37.8%
30 to 44 min	593	29.1%
45 to 59 min	162	8.0%
60+ min	129	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 4.7% (239 of 5,113)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,409	72.8%
Nonfamily households	527	27.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,936	95.6%
Vacant	90	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,563	80.7%
Renter-occupied	373	19.3%

1-unit, detached68.0%

1-unit, attached18.0%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,378	68.0%
1-unit, attached	365	18.0%
2 to 4 units	224	11.1%
5 to 19 units	49	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1715170
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 41.2789, -88.2801